Present perfect progressive structure and examples

1. PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE

2. USED TO:
• Talk about an action that started in the past
and is still in progress in the present
STRUCTRE:
HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB -ING
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

3. HAS
SHE HE IT
AUXILIARY HAVE
HAVE
I YOU WE THEY

4. FORM THE GERUND BY ADDING
–ING AT THE END OF THE VERB.
DO – DOING
PLAY – PLAYING
EAT – EATING
STUDY – STUDYING
WALK – WALKING
GO - GOING
PRESENT PARTICIPLE (-ING VERBS)
IF THE VERB FINISH WITH E,
CANCEL THE E AND ADD –ING
LIVE – LIVING
MAKE – MAKING
PARTICIPATE – PARTICIPATING
HAVE – HAVING
DECIDE – DECIDING
INVITE – INVITING

5. AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + BEEN + VERB –ING + COMPLEMENT.
• HE HAS BEEN READING THAT BOOK SINCE YESTERDAY.
• I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR 2 HOURS NOW.
• MY MOM HAS BEEN COOKING THE WHOLE DAY.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

6. NEGAATIVE
SUBJECT + HAVEN’T / HASN’T + BEEN + VERB –ING +
COMPLEMENT.
• HE HASN’T BEEN READING THAT BOOK SINCE YESTERDAY.
• I HAVEN’T BEEN LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR 2 HOURS NOW.
• MY MOM HASN’T BEEN COOKING THE WHOLE DAY.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

7. INTERROGATIVE
HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + VERB –ING + COMPLEMENT ?
• HAS HE BEEN READING THAT BOOK SINCE YESTERDAY?
• HAVE I BEEN LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR 2 HOURS NOW?
• HAS MY MOM BEEN COOKING THE WHOLE DAY?
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

8. PRESENT PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE